Ageratina altissima (White snakeroot)

White snakeroot (Ageratina altissima)

Height, Spread: 2-5 ft, 2-4 ft

Water/Soil: Moist-occasionally dry, well-drained, clay, loam

Light: Deep shade-full sun (does best with at least some afternoon shade in NC)

Bloom: Summer-fall, white tubular flower

Native Range: Eastern USA

Qualities: Attractive to pollinators, wildlife resource, deer-resistant

Notes: Commonly found in woodlands, thickets, and rocky areas. Flowers are attractive to small butterflies and leaf-cutter bees. Birds like to eat the seeds. This species is long-blooming with fragrant, showy white flowers, best used in woodland gardens or on forest margins.